Run-time Meters (Hour Meters)
The run-time meter integration uses the same API as non-generic flow sensors. The only difference is that run-time meters must report the time flow in seconds.
Reporting Accumulated Time in Seconds
The MQTT integration of run-time meters uses the following structure, which is identical to that of any flow sensor:
{
"accessToken": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"endpointID": 1,
"summationValue": 112685,
"timestamp": "2021-02-23T14:55:03",
"mqttMethod": "UpdateFlowSensorValueSummation",
"mqttRID": "tkrs34"
}Parameters
| Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| accessToken | Access token with permissions to update endpoint information. See this page for more information. | text |
| endpointID | Unique endpoint identifier or combination of device address and endpoint address in format [deviceAddress]:endpointAddress (e.g.: [device-1234]:1). These values can be found on the endpoint management page. | text |
| summationValue | Accumulated time reported by the sensor, in seconds. | numeric |
| timestamp | Optional value indicating the UTC date and time corresponding to the measurement. The date format must match one of those specified in the date formats section. If the field is omitted, the platform will assume the measurement corresponds to the current date and time. | text |
| mqttMethod | Corresponding method of the service, in this case UpdateFlowSensorValueSummation | string |
| mqttRID | Optional identifier for the request, in case you want to get a confirmation response. | string |
Reporting Accumulated Time in "raw" Format
The accumulated time can be reported as a raw value using the expression converter. This option is convenient when the device is unable to perform conversions and emits values that need to be transformed before being injected into the platform.
Here is an example of a request in raw format:
{
"accessToken": "xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx",
"endpointID": 1,
"rawData": "112685",
"timestamp": "2021-02-23T14:55:03",
"mqttMethod": "UpdateFlowSensorValueSummationRaw",
"mqttRID": "tkrs34"
}Parameters
| Name | Description | Data Type |
|---|---|---|
| accessToken | Access token with permissions to update endpoint information. See this page for more information. | text |
| endpointID | Unique endpoint identifier, which can be found on the endpoint management page. | numeric |
| rawData | Value reported by the sensor, as text. An expression must be specified in the expression converter. The expression must return a numeric value with the accumulated time reported by the sensor, in seconds. | text |
| timestamp | Optional value indicating the UTC date and time corresponding to the measurement. The date format must match one of those specified in the date formats section. If the field is omitted, the platform will assume the measurement corresponds to the current date and time. | text |
| mqttMethod | Corresponding method of the service, in this case UpdateFlowSensorValueSummationRaw | string |
| mqttRID | Optional identifier for the request, in case you want to get a confirmation response. | string |
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